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My Forgetting Journal
Instance 1
Date: June 22, 2015
Today I forgot to take a book I had promised to give to my friend to read. Last month, I promised to buy the book for her, because it very educative about emotional intelligence. I bought the book last week, but I forgot to take it to her today. The most interesting thing is that I remembered about the book later, when I saw her today when we met. The main reason why I forgot the book is because after taking my home study session, my mind was focused on passing through work and attending class in campus. I had no memory of the book in mind. This relates to the cue-dependent forgetting concept where I remembered after seeing my friend as a cue.
Instance 2
Date: June 22, 2015
It was interesting to note that I had another incidence of forgetting today. I left my house keys in my neighbor’s place late in the evening, when I passed by to greet their guest. I forgot the keys because of distraction. After chatting for a while, and she took me outside to see their new garage. Unfortunately, I walked home and forgot to go back to their sitting room to get the keys. This relates to the concept of distraction, that people forget when they replace attention to something else other than the primary thing.
Instance 3
Date: June 24, 2015
Today I forgot to call my sister to remind her to carry my flash drive that I had left at her place when I visited last. My sister came to see me briefly today, but she did not carry it because I forgot to remind her. The reason why I forgot is because I was not in need of the files that are in the flash drive until next week. My sister later reminded me when she came to my house and we began to discuss about the project. This forgetting relates to the concept of trace decay since I totally forgot about the flash drive, and had to be reminded by my sister.
Instance 4
Date: June 25, 2015
Today I forgot to replace the pipe in my small garden at home, which was leaking water in the garden path. I forgot because I did not visit the garden in the morning before leaving home. I later recalled when I arrived back in the evening and passed through the garden. This relates to the prompted memory concept since I recalled on sight of the leaking water pipe in the evening.
Instance 5
Date: June 26, 2015
When I took my car for servicing today, I forgot to instruct my mechanic to fix a slight problem in the passenger seat. I had remembered when I left home, but I forgot to tell him about the problem at his garage. I forgot because I had not put the minor tear at the seat as a priority in safety of the car. I later recalled when I had to explain to my friend when I drove her home in the evening. This resonates to the concept of prompted recall whose memory was cued by the explanation about the seat to my friend.